Original Ottoman Bichaq Dagger with Brass Covered Scabbard - circa 1800 Category_Martini-Henry Bayonets and a variety of stores

and a variety of stores

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IMA has found just a few with ENFIELD marked lock plates

etc… (everything as photographed)

including the capital city of Cardiff (population approximately 350

Original Ottoman Bichaq Dagger with Brass Covered Scabbard - circa 1800 Category_Martini-Henry Bayonets and a variety of storesOriginal Item: Only one available. This is a great example of the traditional "Bichaq" fighting knife of the Ottoman Empire dating from around 1800. It measures 11 1 2" in overall length with a single edged blade just over 7 inches in length. There is a stylized Horn grip with decorations of brass circles and dots inlaid, and the blade bears what appears to be an ARMORER'S MARK of a crossed S. The knife comes complete with its original brass covered